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Patented Mar. 12, 1918.

Application led December 29, 1910, Serial No. 599.909. 4Renewed August13, 1917. Serial No. 186,050.

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Be it known that I, THEoDoRE C. PROUTY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Aurora, in the county of Kane, State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Time-Clocks, of whichthe following is a s eciiication reference be- 2D 7 ing had to theaccompanying drawings.

My invention relates to workmens wage computors or time clocks used byemployers of labor to show their employees time, and has for its .objectto provide a new and improved apparatus which will successfully meet therequirements of such serviceL In factories where all the employees arepaid on a basis of elapsed time the problem of keeping track of the timeof the'several employees is comparatively simple, but where a greater orless number 0f employees are employed on piece work, it is much morediflicult to provide for all the numerous complications which arise inconnection with making an accurate record of the amounts earned by them.In establishments where the earnings of some employees are figured `onthe basis of elapsed time and of others on a piece-work basis, or whereemployees are shifted from one class of work to another,

the difficulty of providing an accurate sysvtem for keeping track of theemployees time is still further increased, and, so far as I am aware,prior to my invention, no one has heretofore provided a successfulapparatus by which this work may be done. My in'- vention, genericallyconsidered, consists in providing'suitable mechanism by which the timeof anyemployee may be registered inechanically, either when he isemployed on day worin-z. e., when he is paid on a basis of elapsed jobtime,-by which I mean the amount of actual time spent on a particularjob; when he is employed on piece work, or

when he is absent; and further by which the total amount earned by theemployee as well as the distribution of Such amount between day work andpiece work may be registered so that the nature of the employment of theworkman may at any time be readily ascertained.

Also 4in providing means by which a printed record may be made at anytime during the day 'showing the employees account, giving the totalamount due at any time between pay days, andfshowing his presence orabsence, and the character of work on which he'has been employed.

Also in providing other features of the invention embodied in themechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings to accomplish thefollowing objects To show elapsed time and compute wages due at any rateper day and permit changing said rate at any time, but only by one havmgauthority to make such change.

To permit an employee to work on either day or piece work, the clockproviding for the employee a record showing the amount of time each day,recording day work and piece work separately, thus making it impossibleto receive credit for piece Work and drawv wage by the day for the sameperiod of time. A

To provide means for disclosing to the foreman in charge whether anemployee is present, absent, working on day work or on piece work, andexposing to his view a connection with his record for such period'mechanically computed so that both the time and the money value of thetime may be distributed byjob numbers without mental computation, thusproviding a system o f checking results, as the total 4distribution ofthe payroll'of all the various jobs on which the different workmenhaving been employed will be equal in dollars land cents to the value ofthe total payroll, and the time so distributed will be equal to thetotal time of all the employees. l

To provide means whereby if the employee be working on day workexclusively his entire time and the value of such time may be determinedinstantly so that he may be paid in full without metal computation, andat the same time the amount of the payroll passing to his account may bedistributed to all of the various jobs on which he has worked. y

To provide means for showing-to a foretime while working on a given jobat piece rate, and means for mechanically figuring the value of piecework performed during this period of time and carrying it to the creditof that employee and at the same time distributing it to the job, makingit possible to pay any employee at any time the total wages due him forboth piece work and day work.

To provide means for recording direct and visible proof of piece rateentries, the record showing the employees number, the job number workedon, the rate of piece Work per thousand, and the number of thousandpieces or pounds produced by the operator in addition to giving themoney value of such work, thereby producing a. record that may bechecked in case of dispute concerning the total amount due an employee.

To provide mechanical means for computing an employees piece Work' andin additon to giving him credit for the total value thereof to make arecord for the purpose of distributing .this labor which will show thetotal time employed on the job and the value of that time, thus making acomparative record showing the value of the time on the employees daywork basis and his actual earnings on a piece work basis, which isnecessary in comparing piece work for distribution.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate one of many forms ofapparatus in which my invention may be embodied,

Figure 1 is a view, partly diagrammatic, illustrating in a general Waythe various parts of the apparatus;

Fig. l? is an end view of the controller;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on line 2 2 of Fig. 4, illustrating theregistering wheels and mechanism for operating the same;

Fig. 3 is substantially a vertical section on line 3 3 of Fig. 2, someparts being broken away; Fig. 4 is a partial plan view of theregistering mechanism;

yFig. 5--is an enlarged detail, beingv a partial plan view showing partof the actuating mechanism by which the registering wheels are operated;

Fig. 6 is a detail, being a side view of the printing device employedfor taking oft' the record of the registering devices;

Fig. 7 is a plan view of the parts shown in Fig. 6;

Fig. 8 is an end view of in Fig. 7;

Fi 9 is a partial edge view of the printing evice shown in Figs. 6 and7;

Fig. 10 isl an enlarged detail, bein a partial vertical section on line10-10 o Fig. 7

Fig. 11 is a plan view of one of the registering devices with the carbonribbon being broken away;

Figs. 12 and 13 are details showing diterthe parts shown ent positionsof the actuating mechanism for operating the registering wheels andother parts of the apparatus;

Fig. 14 is a View of the lower margins of a pair of registering wheelsshowing the device for carrying from the units wheels to the hundredsWheel;

Fig. 15 is a side view of the parts shown in Fig. 14, illustrating theengagement of the carrying pinion with the hundreds wheel;

Fig. 16 is a similar view showin the engagement of the units wheel witht ie carrying pinion;

Fig. 17 is an inner face view of the locking mechanism used inconnection with the piece work registering devices;

Fig. 18 is a similar view showing a different position of the lockingmechanism;

Fig. 19 is an edge view of the parts shown in Fig. 18, the case being insection;

Fig. 20 is a view of the unfolded record card on which the severalrecords are print ed or written;

Fig. 21 is a view of the folded card showin what is the lower facethereof when tie card is applied to the apparatus.

Fig. 22 is a siinilar view showing the opposite side of the folded card;Figs. 23, 24, 25 and 2G are views illustratiig the appearance of theregistering wheels through the sight opening at differ- 4ent times;

Fig. 2 7 is a side elevation of a device einployed in connection withthe indicating mechanism to advance the Sanie for th purpose of addingto the indication piece rate credits so that the earnings of theemployee on piece work will be added to his registered earnings on timework, thus making the proper showing at the sight opening of total wagesearned;

Fig. 28 is a plan viev: .1 in Fig. 27; and

Fig. 29 is an illustration of an einployees piece Work ticket.

The apparatus illustrated in the accompanying drawings comprises aseries of personal registers, one for each employee, which arc driven bysuitable electricallyoperated mechanism from a clock, the actu-ation ofthe several registers being controlled by suitable controllingmechanism. The personal register assigned to any employee is fitted withindicators arranged to operate so as to properly show the wages due suchemployee at his rate per da-for example, an employee receivingtwenty-five cents per hour is assi ed a` register set to operate at thatrate, w ile another employee receiving thirty cents per hour would beassigned a register operating at a higher rate. But all the registersmay be connected together in circuit :.i that they l.re all operatedautomatically from a single clock and may be the device shown controlledby the same commut-ator. The commutator is so constructed as to becapable of adjustment to enable the several registers to be operated atdilferent rates of speed, as, for example, to register time and a `halfor double time, as occasion may require, but such adjustment is, ofcourse, subject to the control of the foreman. or other attendant. 1naddition to the parts above mentioned, said apparatus comprises aprinting device which may be applied to any of the several registers forthe purpose of taking off of such register a reading of the indicationappearing at the sight opening of such register and at the same timenotching the card on which such reading is taken so that when againapplied to the register it will properly aline with the sight opening.Such printing-device also is provided with means for printing the hourand day when-any registration is taken. Such apparatus further includesa device which may be applied to different registers for the purpose ofadvancing the indication of the earnings of the employee during anygiven interval of time in order toshow piece work earnings ashereinafter described and at the same time indicating to the employee ina visible way the extent of such advancement both by dial indication andprinted record thereof. The apparatus illustrated also includes analarm, which may be a bell, or may be a whistle, and means forautomatically sounding such alarm at the proper times, such as when workis commenced and when itis stopped at the usual starting and quittingtimes during the day. I shall now describe in. detail the embodiment ofmy inventionl illustrated in the drawings.

A 'B C D indicate a series of individual registers, each of whichisinclosed in a suitable case and is providedwith a sight opening 35-through which the reading of the register may be taken at any time ashereinafter described. These registers are arranged to be operatedelectrically and are connected up in series, each being provided vwithtwo binding posts 36 37, as shown in Fig. 1. 38 indicates the clock, orother time train,"which operates the several registers through suitableconnections. In Fig. l I have shown al siinple form of apparatus bywhich' this may be accomplished. As therein shown, 39 indicates adrive-shaft mounted in suitable brackets-40 41 42 and carrying gears4344 and a pinion 45. 46 indicates a counter-shaft also mounted in thebrackets 40 41 42 and having a pinion 47 which is Xedly mounted on theshaft 46 and meshes with the gear 43. Said shaft 46 also carries a gear48, which is loosely mounted thereon and meshes with the' pinion 45, anda pinion 49 which is also loosely mounted on said shaft and meshes withthe gear 44. The pinion 49 has connected to it a disk 50 which isprovided on one side near the periphery with a contact point 51. Thegear 48 is provided on opposite sides near its periphery with contactpoints 52 53, respectively. 54. indicates a cylindrical commutator inthe form of a drum having a surface of nonconducting material and havinga number of series of contact points annularly arranged on its surface,as shown at 55, 56 and 57, respectively. The contact points of series 55are closer together than those of series 56, and in like manner thecontact points of series 56 are closer together than those of the series57 The commutator 54 is mounted upon the shaft 46 so that it may be slidthereon when desired but is ordinarily secured thereto by a set-screw58, as shown in Fig. 1. The relation of the gears 43 and 47 to eachother is such that the shaft 46 is rotated once an hour, and the seriesof contact points 57 inpractice comprises one hundred of such contactpoints, al-

though in the illustration a less number is A shown to avoid confusion.The series of contact points 56 in practice would comprise one hundredand fifty contact points, and the series 55`two hundred, the latter twoseries being intended to register time and a half or double-time whendesired, as hereinafter described. 59 60 indicate twooppositely-disposed electro-magnets mounted' on the base 61 whichsupports the brackets .40 41 42, the poles of said magnets lyingopposite each other and a short distance apart, as shown in Fig. 1. 62indicates the armature of said magnets which is mounted between theopposite poles thereof on a rockinglever 63 which also serves as a brushto bear against the contact points of the commutator 54. The arrangementis such that when the magnet 60 is energized the armature 62 is drawntothe right of the position shown in Fig. 1, bringing the lever 63 intoa position over the contact points 57. Then the magnet 59 is energized,the armature 62 vis drawn in the opposite direction and the lever 63 isthereby moved so that kit bears against the commutator 54 between thetwo series of contact points 56 57. 64 indicates a contact device, whichis mounted upon and insulated from the base-plate 61 and is adapted toengage the contact point 52 carried by the gear 48 when said contactpoint is brought into proper position by the rotation of said gear. 65indicates a similar contact device mounted at the opposite side of thegear 48 in position to make contact with the contact point 53. 66indicates a third contact device which isv arranged in position toengage the contact point 51 carried by the disk 50. 67 indicates anelectric bell, one of thebinding posts of which is connected by a wire68 with the contact device 66,-the other binding post of said bellbeing-connected by a wire 69 with the battery 70, the battery beingconnected by a wire 71 with one end of each of the helices of theelectromagnets 59 60. 72 indicates a wire connecting the other end ofthe helix of the magnet 59 with the contact device 65. 73 indicates awire connecting the other end of the heliX of the magnet 60 with thecontact device 64. 74 indicates a wire connecting the bracket el@ witha. battery 75. 76 indicates a wire connecting the other pole of thebattery with the binding posts 36 of the several registers, and 77indicates a wire connecting the binding posts 37 of the severalregisters with the pivot of lever 63.

In the position illustrated the Contact devices and 66 are in contactrespectively With contact points 53 51, thus making electricalconnection with each other through the frame of the apparatus,consequently the circuit will be closed through magnet 59 and throughthe electric bell 67 which will accordingly sound the alarm. At the sametime the lever 63 will be thrown over to the neutral position shown inFig. 1, whereit is out of position to engage the contact devices on thecommutator. The circuit will then be broken through the severalregisters. When, in the course of time, the rotation of the gear 48brings contact point 52 inte engagement with .contact -v`device 64,which is so timed as to be coincident with the engagement of the contactpoint 51 with contact device 66, the circuit will then be closed throughmagnet 60 and also through the electric bell 67. The bell will,therefore, ring and at the same time the lever 63 will be thrown over tothe right so that its outer end bears against the contact point 57.Consequently, as the commutator rotates whenever said lever bearsagainst one of the contact points 57 the circuit Will be closed throughthe several registers and through battery 75,-such circuit being asfollows: from the contact point of the commutator and the frame of theapparatus to wire 74, through battery 75 and wire 76 to all the bindingposts 36, thence through the several registers and back through wire 77to the lever 63. The commutator is timed to rotate once an hour, so thatit will be seen that when the lever 63 is in operative position over theseries of contact points 57 each of the registers will be actuated onehundred times per hour; also that whenever the contact devices 65 66simultaneously engage the contact points 53 51, respectively, the magnet59 Will be energized, moving the lever 63 out of position and ringingthe bell 67, and that whenever contact devices 64: 66 simultaneouslyengage contact points 52 51, respectively, the magnet 60 will beenergized and the lever 63 moved into operative pesition and the bellagain sounded. The specific times at which these several operationsoccur may be arranged as desired by using gears of the properproportions and properly setting the apparatus in connection with theclock. For example, if it is desired to begin the operation of theseveral registers at eight oclock in the morning, the several parts areadjusted so that the appropriate connections are made at that hour tomove the lever 63 into operative position, and the same is true inregard to shutting down at noon, commencing again at one oclock, andshutting down at six. If it is desired to operate the registers to showa rate of time and a half, the commutator 54 may be moved along upon theshaft 56 so as to move the series of contact points 56 into positionunderthe lever 63 when said lever is in operative position, and ifdouble time is to be paid the commutator is moved along to bring theseries ot' contact points 55 into such position.

In the embodiment of my invention illustrated, the several registers arealike in construction, and each comprises four pairs of indicatingwheels or disks, the two disks of each pair being for the purpose ofregistering units and hundreds. The units disk of each pair is arrangedto be rotated normally once per hour and is provided on its peripherywith type numbers running from 00 to 99. The hundreds disks of each pairare similarly numbered on their peripheries and are arranged te be movedone space for each complete revolution of their respective units disk.In addition to such numbered disks the registers are provided with meansfor showing at the sight opening a character or letter indicating thenature of the work en which the employee is employed at any given timeor his absence if he is not working. The showing made at the sightopening under the different conditions is illustrated in Fi 23 to 26, inwhich the first column to t e left of each of the illustrations showsthe absence of the employee or the nature of his work,-as, for example,in Fig. 23 at the left it shows that the employee is absent, in Fig. Q4the star shows that he is working on piece work, and in Figs. 25 and 26the D shows that he is'working on day work. It should be explained thatactually the several figures appear on the disks reversed instead of inthe form shown in said figures owing to the fact that the type on theperipheries of the several disks are intended to be printcd from, butthey are shown in readable form on said igures for convenience otillustration.. The rst pair of disks to the right of the device forindicating the class of work is intended to register the total time ofhis employment between pay' days. The neXt pair to the right shows theelapsed time for any one job, whether day work or piece work, and suchdisks are arranged to be' reset -disks is provided 'at one .eral disks,as shown in independently of the total time disksatthe beginning of eachday or at the beginning of each job.

The next pair of disks shows the total value of the employees earningson both day work and piece work, and the last pair of disks shows the4elapsed value of the employees time for each job, whether day work orpiece work, and this pair also is arranged to be reset independently ofthe total registers at the beginning of each day or at the beginning ofeach job.

As shown in Fig. 3, 80a 80b indicate, respectively, the hundreds andunits indicating disks of the total time register. 81a 81b indicate thecorresponding hundreds and units disks of the elapsed time indicators.82a 82b indicate the corresponding disks of the total value indicators,and 83a and 83b indicate the corresponding disks of the elapsed valueindicators. The disks 80a 80b and 81a and 81b are mounted upon a tubularshaft 84 supported in a horizontal position in an inclosing case, thedisks 80b and 81b being keyed to said shaft, as shown in Fig. 3. 85indicates a .gear-wheel, which is mounted upon and keyed to the outerend of said shaft 84 so that by rotating said gear the shaft 84 isrotated. The disks 82"L 82b 83a and 83b are mounted upon a shaft 86, oneend of which is of reduced diameter and extends through the tubularshaft 84, being concentric therewith.- Thel shaft 86 also extendsthrough the gear 85 and carries on its outer end a gear 87 which isarranged beside the gear 85, as shown in Fig. 3,- and is keyed to saidshaft. The disks 82b and 83b are keyedto thefshaft 86 so that byrotating the gear 87 said disks are rotated. The disks 80a and 81a areloosely mounted upon the shaft 84, and the disks 82a and 83a are looseon the shaft 86 so that they are not rotated except through theirrespective units disks; and for the purpose of rotating each of thehundreds disks from their respective units disks I- provide carryingmechanism which is best shown in Figs. 3, 14, 15 and 16. As thereinshown, each of the several hundreds side near its outer surface with anannular rack 88 into which meshes a star-wheel 89 lo`osely mounted on ashaft 90 arranged parallel with the shafts 84 86 and preferably placedbelow the sev- Fig. 3. The starwheel 89 also is adapted to be engaged bya tooth 91 carried by an annular flange 92 with which each of the unitsdisks is provided, said annular iianges being arranged on the sides ofsaid units disks adjacent to the racks 88, as best shown in Fig. 4.Normally two 'adjacent teeth of the star-wheel 89 bear against theperiphery of the flange 92, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 16, butwhen the tooth 91 is carried around into vproper position by therotation of its diskit engages one of the teeth of the .star-wheel androtates it sufficiently to move the hundreds wheel a space of onetooth.` As the units disk has one hundred teeth and normally rotatesonce an hour it will be seen that the hundreds wheel will move the spaceof one notch in one hour. During the rest of the rotation of the unitsWheel the hundreds wheel will be locked by reason of the bearing of theteeth of the star-wheel against the periphery of the iiange 92. In orderto provide for resetting the elapsed time and elapsed value indicators,the disks 8111 81b and 83a 83b are constructed as shown at the rightinvFig. 3, said disks being composed of a central hub portion 93 and anouter portion 94 fitted upon said hub portion so as to be rotatableindependently thereof. The part 94 frictionally engages the part 93 sothat ordinarily it is turned with the hub portion, but it may be rotatedindependently thereof for resetting purposes. This is done by handwhenever it is desired to reset the indicators.

As best shown in Fig. 87 is of slightly less diameter than the gear 88,although they are both provided with the same number of teeth and saidteeth are arranged to register as shown in Fig. 2. 95 indicates anelectro-magnet having poles provided with two operating faces at rightangles to each other, as shown at 96 and 97 in Fig. 2. Said-magnet ismounted on the bottom of the case in any suitable way, and

one end of the helix thereof is connected by a wire 98 with the bindingpost 36. The

other end of the helix is grounded in the framework of the register 1nany suitable wa 99 100 indicate armatures for the poles 96 97 of themagnet, the armature 100 being mounted on a swinging lever 101 pivotedat 102 on the bottom of the case so that said armature may swing upwardwhen the magnet is energize and may drop back when the circuit is brokenthrough the magnet. The armature 99 is mounted on a swinging lever 103which is pivoted at its lower end to the free end of the lever 101, saidarmature standing in a substantially vertical position and being capableof swinging laterally toward or from the pole 96 of the magnet. Thelever 103 is provided with an upwardly-projecting arm 104thav1ng at itsupper end a pin 105 which 1s adapted to engage the teeth of the gears 8587, as shown in Figs. 2, 12 and 13. The arm 104 projects upward andbetween the periphery of the gears` 85 87 and the side of the case and1s provided on its outer surface witha tooth 106 which, when the arm 1041s 1n inoperative position, lies under a lug 107 carried by the case, asbest shown 1n Fig. 12. When the magnet 95 1s not energized the arm 1042, the gear Wheell swings outwardby gravity into the position shown inFig. 12, and when in such position is held against upward movement bythe engagement of the tooth 106 with the lug 107 in the manner shown inFig. 12. When, however, the magnet 95 is energized, the armature 99 l isfirst moved to the left, as shown in Fig. 2, thereby moving the tooth106 out from under the lug 107 and at the same time moving the pin 105into engagement with the teeth of one or both of the gears 85 87, as thecase may be. As soon as the tooth 106 moves out from under the lug 107the lever 101 may swing upward under the influence of the magnet uponthe armature 100, thereby rotating one or both gears. The parts are soadjusted that this movement of the lever 101 will operate to move one orboth gears a space of one tooth. As has been described, the commutatoracts to close the circuit through the several registers a hundred timeseach hour, consequently the magnet 95 will be energized a correspondingnumber of times in each hour and the larger gear wheel 85 will beinvariably rotated a space of one tooth upon each actuation of themagnet. The smaller gear wheel 87 does not, however, move each time thelarger wheel is actuated for the reason that except at predeterminedintervals theA pin 105 does not engage sai-d smaller wheel, being heldout of engagement therewith by the larger wheel.'

This is effected by making the diameter of the larger wheel, measuredbetween the spaces between consecutive teeth, equal to the diameter ofthe smaller wheel, measured between the points of the teeth, except atstated intervals where the spaces between the teeth of the larger wheelare deep enough to permit the pin to drop down into engagement with theteeth of the smaller wheel 87. This is clearly shown in Figs. 2, 12 and13, from which it will be seen that the larger gear 85 is provided withdeep recesses 108 at intervals separated by three shallower recessesthatis to say, every fourth space between the teeth of the larger gear 85 isdeeper than t-he intermediate spaces and deep enough to permit the pin105 to drop into engagement with the teeth of gear 87. Consequently thelarger gear 85 moves four times as fast as the smaller gear 87. Thisrelative movement may, of course, be varied by substituting for the gear85 a gear having the deep recesses closer together or farther apart, asmay be desired. In the arrangement illustrated it is designed to showthe operation of the appa,- ratus in a case where an employee is paid atthe rate of twenty-five cents per hour, and, as will hereinafter appear,the relative movement of the two gears 85 87 is calculated to registerat such rate.

It will be apparent that inasmuch as the gear 85cmakes one completerotation each hbur the registering' units disks connected the elapsedtime disks,

with the shaft 84 on which said gear is mounted will also be given onecomplete rotation per hour and that if given more than a completerotation will carry to their respective hundreds disks. vIt will also beapparent that the t-otal value and elapsed value units registering disks82b and 83h, which are j of the smaller gear would represent one cent oftime value, thus the indication made by the total value and elapsedvalue disks would correspond in value with the total time and lapsedtime indication shown by the other isks.

The total time disks are designed to operate continuously so as to showthe total time that has elapsed since the last pay day, whether theemployee be working on piece work or day work, and the same is true ofexcept that they are intended to be reset at the beginning of work onany job, either piece work or day work, the object of making the elapsedtime registration when the employee is engaged on piece work being forpurposes of `comparison and distribution of charges.

With regard to the disks for registering total value and elapsed value,however, it is obvious that as the rate of payment for piece work almostinvariably differs from that for day work it is necessary that means beprovided for properly actuating such value disks to correspond with thegreater or smaller earnings of the employee when engaged on piece work.It is also necessary that means be provided for disconnecting the valueregistering disks from the time train while the employee is working onpiece work and for afterward actuating such value disks to show thevalue of the wage earned on piece work and that this be done withoutactuating the time disks. The mechanism for securingthese results is asfollows: 109 indicates alever, somewhat of the shape of a bell-cranklever, which is fulcrumed between its ends on a suitable pivot 110placed adjacent to the peripheries of the disks 85 87, as best shown inFig. 2. The lower end of said lever projects down beside the disk 88 andterminates in position to engage the pin 105 and move it out ofengagement with the disk 87 when said lever is rocked ap propriately.The upper arm of the lever 109 projects over the disks 85 87 and termi-`nates near the highest part thereof, being c slot 115 in the top of thecase,

said gear and the disk 80a.

projects over and is adapted to engage the gear 87 but does not extendover the gear 85, as best shown in Fig. 4. When the upper arm of thelever 109 is pressed down to carry the pin 111 into engagement with thegear 87 the lower arm of said lever is swung outward so asto be in linewith the outer edges of the gear 87 and consequently4 acts to preventthe pin 105 from entering any of said teeth; consequently the gear 87 1slocked against rotation. It is not only locked against rotation by thepin 111, but the arm H104 is prevented from operatively engaging saidgear as long as the lever 109 remains in such position. The `energizingof the magnet 95 under such Vconditions will, therefore, operate thegear 85 alone and the value registering disks will therefore remainstationary while the time disks are actuated. In order to hold the lever109 in the position described, I provide a swinging arm 112 which ispivotedupon the shaft 84, as shown in Fig. 3, and extends radiallyparallel with and adjacent to the gear 85 lying between Said arm carriesa laterally extending rod 113 which is adapted to be moved over theupper end of the lever 109 and hold such end of said lever downward, asshown in Figs. 12 and 13. 114 indicates a {inger-piece carried by therod 113 whichprojects through a suitable. as shown in Figs. 1, 7 and 11.The arm 112 also carries a segment 116, on the outer surface of whichare characters which indicate the class of work on which the employee isengaged, said characters being in the form of type from which an imprintmay be taken. As hereinbefore explained, the star indicates iece workand is so placed upon the segment 116 that when the star lies centrallyunder the sight opening in the case the rod 113 is in the position shownin Figs. 12 and 13, the finger piece 114 being at the extreme right-handend of the slot 115 in the position shown in Figs. 2,- 12 and 13. Whenthe finger-piece 114 is in its central position in the slot 115 theletter D shows at the sight opening indicating that the employee isengaged on day work, and when it is at the extreme left-hand positionthe letter O shows at the sight opening indicating that the employee isnot at work. When the employee 'is working ,on day work or piece work,it is obvious that the magnet 95 must be in electrical connection withthe commutator, and when the employee is not at work obviously theregister should be disconnected from the commutator. l To secure thisresult, the arm 112 is provided with a downwardlyextending contact plate117 which, when the segment 116 is in position to show that the employeeis engaged on day work or piece work, bears against a contact spring 118which is connected with the binding post 37 of the register. When,however, the segment 116 is moved to the absent position, said plate 117moves out of engagement with the spring 118 and disconnects the registerfrom the commutator so that it is then wholly inoperative.

In order to actuate the value disks to show the value of piece work doneI provide setting up mechanism in the form of an attachment which isapplied to the register by the foreman or other authorized attendant andoperates to advance the value disks without aecting operation of thetime disks. This device is shown in Figs. 27 and 28, and the connectionsthrough which it operates on the value disks are shown in Fig. 2. Asshown in Fig. 27, the setting up device comprises a suitable case 119 inwhichis mounted a shaft 120 carrying two gears 121, and 123. The gear121 projects below the case 119 and is adapted to mesh with a pinion 124which is carried at the upper end of a swinging lever 125 ulcrumed at126 in the register case as shown in Fig. 2. Said pinion 124 overliesthe smaller gear 87 and is adapted to'move into mesh therewith when theupper end of the lever 125 is depressed. Said lever, however, isnormally held upward out'of operative position by a spring 127 shown inFig. 2 and, furthermore, is locked in such position by a sort ofpermutation locking device 128 secured in the register case, as shown inFig. 2. The construction of such locking device is shown in Figs. 17, 18and 19, from which it will be seen that there are a plurality of levers,preferably three in number, 129, 130, and 131, respectively. Said leversare mounted upon a pivot 132, the lever 129 extending horizontally inone direction and levers 130v 131 extending in the opposite direction.Said levers are provided, respectively, with segments 133 134 135, eachof which is provided with slots 136 137 138, respectively. When theseveral levers are moved into the proper position, the several slots mayand said parts are so arranged that when this occurs said slots are inline with a downwardly-projecting end portion 139 of the lever 125. Theend of the lever, 139, is adapted to fit in said slots when they arealined, but when they are not in alinement they act as a stop to preventthe rocking of the lever 125, as best shown in Fig. 2.

spring 140 serves normally to hold the several levers so that theirseveral slots are out of alinement. This locking device is actuated topermit of the rocln'ng of the lever 125 when the setting up attachmentis applied to the register by means of two rods 141 142 carried by theframe of the setting up device and adapted to project through suitablepassages provided in the register be brought into kline with each otheras shown in Fig. 17,

` ter to print on a card. The

caseinto engagement with the ends of the leversl 129 130 131 and therebyautomatically move such levers so y'as to bring the several slots intoregistration and permit of the actuation of the lever 125. This is fullyillustrated in Figs. 17 and 18,t The application of the setting updevice to the register, therefore, automatically unlocks the lever 125,and the weight of said device automatically moves the pinion 124 intoengagement with the gear 87, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 27.4The shaft 120 is provided with a burred head 143, as shown in Fig. 28,by which said shaft may be rotated. It is apparent, therefore, that byrotating said' shaft the gear 87 may be rotated to any desired extent,thereby actuating the value registering disks. Of course when this is tobe done the gear 87 must first be released from the lever 109, and thisiseffected by shifting the segment 116 to the day worr position, and thelever 109 is automatically rocked t'o release gear 87 by means of a lug145 carried by the lever 125 which engages a lug 146 projectingoutwardly from the pivot of the lever 109, as shown in Figs. 2, 12 and13,-the arrangement being such that when the lever 125 is rocked tocarry the pinion 124 into engagement with the gear 87 the lug 145strikes the lug 146 and bears down on it, thereby throwing the upper endof the lever 109 away from the gear 87 and the lower end of said leverinward out of operative position.

As shown in Fig. 28, the gear 123 carried by the shaft 120 meshes with apinion 147 mounted on a shaft-122 which operates a registering device149 which exposes at a sight opening 150 a reading corresponding withthe amount which the value indicating disks are set up. For example, ifIthe setting up device is actuated to add $1.20 to the value. indicationof the register, the head 143 is rotated until 120 is exposed at thesight opening 150. Thus the o erator may set up the value indicatingisks of the register with perfect accuracy. In order also to provide theemployee with a record of the amount so set up, the setting up device isalso provided with another registering device 151 similar to theregistering device 149, except thatsuch registering device is providedwith type and is arranged so that the reading thereof is on its lowersurface, lying over the sight opening in the register case. The register151 is also mounted on the shaft 122 so that it corresponds withregister 149, as shown inFig. 28. 155 indicates an inking roller forinkin the type of the register 151, and .156 indlcates a handle forconveniently depressing the setting up device t0 cause the printingregislpurpose of thls arrangement is to enable t e foreman or otheroperator to give to the employee, when the employee reports on a piecework job, a card bearing a record of the value of such piece work asplaced to the employees credit on his register. The card may also befilled in by the foreman or operator to show the numberof pieces and thevalue of such pieces per hundred and also the job number, as indicatedin Fig. 29. Thus the employee is enabled to check up his piece workcredits, and in case of any dispute as to the amount due it may easilybe rectified. For example, if the foreman in setting up the workmans`register failed to set up the proper amount due him on a job of piecework, the employees ticket would show the amount set up as would alsothe record of the several jobs made as hereinafter described, andconsequently there would be no danger of error in favor of either for oragainst the employee. Upon the withdrawal of the setting up device fromthe apparatus, the lever 125 would be drawn up out of operative positionby the spring 127 and would be automatically locked out of operativeposition by the locking device 128.

In order to preserve a permanent record of the employees time and of theseveral jobs, I provide means for taking off such record from time totime in printed form, as shown in Figs. 20 to 22.. For making suchrecord I employ a card 157 which is folded longitudinally a little toone side of the center so that one side edge projects beyond the other,as shown at 158 in Fig. 21. Said card is ruled in the manner shown inthe drawings, being left blank to indicate the employees number, thenext column being used to indicate the class of work and having blankspaces to receive the imprint i of the characters which stand for thedifferent classes of work. The next column is for receiving entries oftotal time; the next for elapsed time; the next is a blank space whichis not used; the. next column is for total values; and the next forelapsed values. The last four columns'are so positioned on the card asto overlie the several indicating dials or disks in position to receiveimprints from them in the appropriate places on the `card. The nextcolumn, which is headed Date, is to receive the hour when any entry ismade on the card and is subdivided for the forenoon and afternoonindications. The next column is for the entry by hand of descriptivematter relating to the credits on piece work, as, for example, 1200pieces at 10 per hundred. The last column is intendedfor use in showingthe job to which the work relates, and is filled in by hand. It will benoted that the line of fold of said card 157 comes between the elapsedvalue column and the date column, so that when the card is folded saidtwo columns are on opposite sides of the folded card. The purpose ofthis will herein appear later. In

is depressed connectionwith the card I employ a printing device which isbest shown in Figs. 6 to 10. As best shown in Figs- 6 andr7, theprinting press comprises a frame 159 which is hinged at 160 to asuitable'bar or support 161. as shown in Fig. 8, said bar havingdepending pins 162 which are adapted to tit in the holes in the casewhich also receive the rods 141 1&2. The pins 162 are shorter, however.and do not operate to .unlock the lever 125. The frame 159 carries atits outer end a platen 163 which, when the frame 159 in position uponthe register, overlies the sight opening` Said platen is held normallyout of contact with the type on the registeringl disks b v a spring 16%which is best shown Fig. 6, but may be depressed upon the type bypressing down on a knob 165 with which the frame is provided, as shownin Fig. 6. 166 indicates a ribbon, such as a typewriter ribbon, mountedupon suitable rollers 167 168 at opposite sidesof the registering' frameand extending over the sight opening. as shown in Fig. 11. Said ribbonpasses between the platen 163 and the registering disks so that when theplaten an imprint may be made from said ribbon. l To make a registrationon the card 157 thecard is placed between the pla-ten and the ribbon,being inserted by an endwise movement, as shown in Fig. 7, the heads ofthe columns being inserted first. By this depressing of the platen theregistration shown at the side of the sight opening will be imprinted onthe card. For the purpose of insuring proper registration and bringingthe imprint on 'the proper line, the frame 159is provided with means fornotching the. card on its projecting edge and eX- tending such notch ateach operation of the printing devices so that the position of thenotchV indicates the line being printed on. For this purpose the frame150 is provided with a cutter 169 best. shown'in Figs. 6 and :10 and agage 170 which limits the extent to which the card may be inserted byengaging the notched portion thereof, as best shown in Figs, 7'and 9.Each time the card is inserted in the apparatus it is shoved in as faras the notch will permit and then when the printing device is operatedthe notch is extended the width of one line so that the next time thecardis inserted it may go in that much farther. l In addition toprinting from the type carried by the registering disks the printingdevice is provided with a time stamp 171 which is adapted to be set toshow the hours and minutes and the letters A. M. and l?. M. to indicateforenoon and afternoon time. Whenever the opera-tor wishes to use Vtheprinting device, he resets the time stamp to show the proper time ofday, and when the printing device is depressed the time stamp is carrieddown into engagement with the y to expose upper surface of the card overthe date column, thereby printing the date in the appropriate space insaid column. It will be understood, of course, that the time stamp isprovided with suitable inking mechanism, but as the construction of suchstamp forms no part of my invention it may be of any approved design andit is not deemed necessary to show it more fully.

In order to avoid interfering with the proper actuation of the gears 8587 when an imprint is being made from the several inking disks, Iprovide `means by which theinking disks which are driven as hereinafterdescribed may be held stationary temporarily without injury to themachine or making erroneous registration'. The construction employed forthis purpose is best shown in Fig. 2, from which 1t will be seen thatthe gears 85 87 are not rigidly connected with their respective shafts84 86, but are connected therewith by means of springs 172 17 3,respectively, which are titted in suitable recesses in said gears nearthe centers thereof and engage teeth 1751 175 carried by the shafts 8%86, respectivelythe arrangement being such that the gears 85 87 may beadvanced a space of one or two notches even if the inking disks are heldagainst rotation for such interval, the effect being merely to compressthe springs 172 173 so that when the disks are released they areadvanced to the proper point by the action of such springs. Thus, whilethe operator is taking of the reading of the register, the actuatingmechanism of the gears 85 87 operates to advance such gears. The inkingdisk will nevertheless remain stationary until the printing operation iscompleted when they will be automatically advanced to the proper pointpreserving a correct registration.

The operation of my improved apparatus has been described incidentallyto the explanation of its construction, but it may be convenientlysummarized as follows:

lach employee having been assigned an individual register adjusted tooperate at his wage rate per hour the several registers are connected upwith the controlling mechanism and are placed in charge of the foreman,or some other trusted attendant. At the beginning of operations theseveral seg-. ments indicating the class of work are set the 'absentmark, 0, at the' sight opening, the finger-piece 114 being then at theupper end' of the slot 115, as shown on registers A B in Fig. 1. Beforethe hour of beginning work the controlling mechanism is in the positionshown in-Fig. 1, the lever 63 being in its neutral position. When theopening viour arrives the clockwork will have turned the gear'48 so asto bring the Contact point' 52 in contact withthe contact device 611 andalso to bring the contact point 5l into Contact with the contact device66. This will close the circuit through magnet and will shove the leverG3 into engagement with the series of contact points 57 on thecommutator. At the same time the bell (37 will ring, notifying theworkmen to begin work. Those workmen who have arrived prior to theopening time Will have had their work assignedon arriving and 4ifengaged on day work the foreman or attendant will have moved theirrespective class-of-work indicators to the appropriate position. Forexample, if the workman to whom register C belongs is engaged on daywork the button 114 on his indicator will stand at the cent-ralposition, and if the workman represented b v register D is en gaged onpiece work his indicator button will stand in the appropriate positionas shown in Fig. l. If the four registers shown in Fig. l are assumed torepresent the condition of things at the beginning of work, theregisters A and B will indicate that their respective workmen areabsent. As soon as the opening hour arrives each of the reg1stersassigned to workn'ien who are present will be actuated by the magnet G5in the manner already described so that the seve eral dials orindicating disks of said registers will be actuated according to theclass of work on which the employees are engaged in the mannerhereinbefore explained. For example, workman C being engaged on daywork, all the indicating disks of his register will be actuated, thetime indicating disks showing the actual elapsed time in hundredths ofan hour, while his value indicating disks will show the value of suchtime in dollars and cents at the rate of twenty-five cents lper hour,assuming that is the rate at which he is paid. Whenthe plant shuts downfor the noon interval the controlling device will automatically stop allof the registers and they will remain stopped until the opening of theafternoon period of work when they will again continue until the closingntime when they will be again automatically stopped. The bell will, ofcourse, be rung whenever the work is stopped or started as hereinbeforedescribed. If the workman C continues on day' work for the entire day,there will be no change in the operation of his register, and at the endof the day the foreman-or attendant may, if desired, reset his elapsedtime and elapsed value indicating disks, after first taking an imprintof the reading thereof, leaving the` total value disks as they stand;also at the close of the daylthe foreman will move all the indicatingdisks to the absent position in readiness for operations on the-nextday. If a. workman at the beginning of the day is employed on piecework, as shown by register D, his class-of-work indicator is moved tothe appropriate position, thereby locking the gear 87 out of operationin the manner hereinbefore described. The time indicating disks of hisregister, however, will operate just as though he were working on daywork. When employee Ds piece work 7i is finished he reports to theforeman and the foreman then applies the setting up device 119 toregister D and sets up the employees value indicators the proper amountto indicate the value of the piece work done. At the same time he givesthe employee an imprint of the amount so set up. He then applies thecard 157 to the machine and takes an imprint of the showing of all theindicating disks together with the class of work on which the employeeis engaged. He also fills in on the credit column the number of piecesand the rate, and on the last column the job to which the work is to becharged. If the employee then continues on other piece work his registeris again set to show piece work and the operation continues as before.On the other hand if he is then transferred to day work, theclassof-Work indicator is properly set and the several indicating disksare operated in the manner described for day work. lf the employee is tobe paid-at the'rate of time and a half or double time, the commutator 54is adjusted on its shaft to bring the proper series of contact pointsinto position to engage the lever 63, in which ease the gears S5 S7 andthe several indicating disks are operated fifty or one hundred per cent.faster, as the case may be. As the total time and total value indicatingdisks are not reset between pay days, it will be apparent that the timeof the employee for successive days will be added to the previous timesor amounts shown so that at the end of the pay period the total time andtotal value indicators will show the total time he has worked and thetotal wage hc has earned. Also as the reading of the several registersis taken at the close of each day, each employees card will show thetime which he has worked on each day, the class of work and the amountof wage he has earned on each day So that it may be told at a glancejust what each employee has done on any day during the pay period, 27.e. the period between pay days. The entries in the last two columns ofthe card will also show the details of the work and the jobs to whichsuch work is to be charged.

The apparatus shown and described is one of a number of forms in whichthe several features of my invention hereinbefore pointed out may beembodied, and I Wish it to be understood that in describing specifically125 the construction illustrated I have not intended t0 restrict myinvention to the details of such construction, as it is generic incharacter and the claims hereinafter' made are therefore to be construedaccordingly.

lso

The Word time clock as used herein is not intended to indicate anyparticular form of mechanism, but is used in a broad sense to mean anyform of mechanism whatsoever by which the time or the value of the timeof an employee may be registered or shown, either in the form of atemporary indication or a permanent record.

vT hat which I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is#

1 A time-clock, comprising means Jfor registering the individualsWorking time, means for registering the value of such time, means forinterdependently actuating said time and value registering means, andmeans for locking said valve registering means against operation andpermitting the time registering means to continue to operate, said valueregistering means being capable of operation independently of thc timeregistering means.

2. A time-clock, comprising registering means, means for actuating saidregistering means, and a controlling device for controlling theoperationof said registering means, said controlling device having variable meansfor automatically starting and stopping said actuating mechanism atpredetermined intervals. k l

3. A time-clock, comprising time registering means, value registeringmeans, means for appropriately actuating said time and value registeringmeans, a class-of-vvork indicator, and means controlled by saidclassof-Work indicator for varying the operation of one of saidregistering means.

.4. A time-clock, comprising time registering means, value registeringmeans, means for appropriately actuating said time and valueregisteringy means, a class-of-Work indicator, and means operated bysaid classof-Wo'rk indicator for connecting or disconnecting one of saidactuating means and said value registering means.

l 5.` A time-clock, comprising an individual Working time registeringdevice, an individual working time value registering device, means oractuating `said registering devices, an indicator for showing day Workand piece work, and means actuated by the movement of said indicator tothe piece Work positionfor disconnecting kthe value registering devicefrom said actuating mechanism. l l

6. A time-clock, comprising a time registering device,` a valueregistering device, means for actuating said registering devices, anindicatonfor showing day Work, piece work or absence, and means actuatedby the movement of said indicator to the absent position fordisconnecting both said ,registering devices from the actuating mecha 7.A time-clock, comprising a time registering device, a value registeringdevice,

means for interdependently actuating said time and value registeringdevices, means for disconnecting said value registering device from saidactuating mechanism whereby the time registering device may operateindependently thereof, and means for setting up said value indicatingdevices independently of the time registering device.

S. A time-clock, comprising a` time registering device, a valueregistering device, means for interdependently actuating said time andvalue registering devices, means for disconnecting said valueregistering device from said actuating mechanism. whereby the timeregistering device may operate independently thereof, and registeringmeans for setting up said value indicating devices independently of thetime registering device. p

9. An individual register for time-clock systems, comprising aregistering device, means for actuating said registering device`controlling mechanism for controlling the operation of said actuatingmeans, and separate register mechanism adapted to be applied to saidvregistering device for setting up the same to any desired extentindependently of said actuating means.

. 10. A time-clock, comprising a registering device, means for actuatingsaid registering device, controlling mechanism for controlling theoperation of said actuating means, and a registering setting up deviceadapted to be applied to said registering device for setting up the sameindependently of said actuating means.

11. A time-clock, comprising a plurality of individual registers, eachof said registers having a time registering device and a valueregistering device, actuating mechanism for said registering devices,means for connecting and disconnecting its value registering deviceindependently of its time registering device with the actuatingmechanism therefor, and a controlling device for said registers, saidcontrolling vdevice having means for starting and stopping the actuatingdevices of the several registers at predetermined intervals.

12. An individual register for time-clock systems, comprising a registerhaving a time registering `ievice and a value registering device adaptedto be operated independently of said time registering device, saidregistering devices having type for printing the indications thereof,means for actuating said registering devices, and separate means adaptedvto be applied to said register for taking oli' the reading of itsregistering devices. l

13. An individual register for time-clock systems, comprising a registerhaving a time registering device and a value registering l deviceadapted to be operated independently of said timeregistering device,saidregistering devices having type for printing the indicationsthereof, means for actuating said registering devices, separate meansadapted to be app ied to said register for taking off the reading of itsregistering devices, and means yieldingly connecting said registeringdevices with the actuating mechanism therefor.

14. A time-clock register, comprising individual Working time indicatingdisks, individual Working time value indicating disks,chronometrically-controlled means for appropriatelyT rotating said timeand value indicating disks, means whereby said time indicating disksindependently of said value indicating disks may be rotated, means forlocking said value indicating disks against rotation and means forstarting and stopping each individual register as a Whole independentlyot the other registers in the system.

15. A time-clock register, comprising individual working time indicatingdisks, individual working time value indicating disks,chronometrically-control]ed means for appropriately rotating said timeand value indicating disks, means whereby said time indicating disks maybe rotated independently of said value indicating disks, means forlocking said value indicating disks against rotation, and means foradvancing said value indicating disks independently of the timeindicating disks.

16. A time-clock register, comprising individual working time indicatingdisks, individual working time value indicating disks, means forappropriately rotating said time and value indicating disks, means forrotating said time indicating disks independently of said valueindicating disks, means for locking said value indicating disks againstrotation, and means adapted to be applied to said re ster for advancingsaid value indicating dlsks independently of the time indicating disks.

17. A time-clock register, comprising a series of time indicating disks,a series of value indicating disks, a gear connected to operate saidtime indicating disks, a gear connected to operate said value indicatingdisks, means for interdependently actuating said gears, and means fordisconnecting the actuating means from said value indicating disks andoperating the time indicating disks independently thereof.

18. A time-clock register, comprising a total time registering disk, anelapsed time registering disk, a total value registering disk, and anelapsed value registering disk, means for interdependently actuatingsaid time and value registering disks, and

means for disconnecting said value registery ing disks from saidactuating means and for actuating the time registering disksindependently thereof.

19. A time-clock register, com rising a total time registering disk, ane apsed time registering disk, a total value registering disk, and anelapsed value registering disk` means for interdependently actuatingsaid time and value registering disks, means for disconnecting saidvalue registering disks from said actuating means and for actual ing thetime registering disks independently thereof, and means for setting upsaid value registering disks independently of the time registeringdisks.

20. A time-clock register, comprising time indicating disks, valueindicating disks, a gea-r connected with said time indicating disks forrotating the same, a gear connected with said value indicating disks forrotating the same, and an electrically-operated actuating device adaptedto engage said gears for rotating the same intermittently, saidactuating device being arranged to actuate one of said gears at longerintervals than the other.

21. A time-clock register, comprising time indicating disks, valueindicating disks, a gear connected with said time indicating disks forrotating the same, a gear connected with said value indicating disks forrotating the same, an electrically-operated actuating device adapted toengage said gears for rotating the same intermittently, said actuatingdevice being arranged to actuate one of said gears at longer intervalsthan the other, and means for preventing the engagement of saidactuating device with the gear which operates said value indicatingdisks.

22. A time-clock register, comprising time indicating disks, valueindicatin disks, a gear connected with said time indicatin disks forrotating the same, a gear connecte with said value indicating disks forrotating the same, an electrically-operated actuating device adapted toengage said gears for rotating the same intermittently, said actuatingdevice being arranged to actuate one of said gears at longer intervalsthan the other, and a rocking lever for preventing the engagemen*J ofsaid actuating device with the gear which operates said value indicatingdisks and at the same time locking said gear against operation.

. 23. A time-clock re ister, comprising a series of indicating dis s, agear for rotatin said disks, an arm adapted to swing toward said gearand having means engagi the same, said arm being also movable en wise torotate said gear, and an electromagnet, and means actuated thereby forfirst moving said arm into engagement with said gear and then moving itendwise to rotate the' gear.

o 24. time-clock register, comprising a series of mdicating disks, agear for rotating said disks, an arm adapted to swing toward lzzn saidgear and having meansengaging the same, said arm being alsoA movableendwise to rotate said gear, and anelectromagnet havingangularly-disposed means for moving said arm into engagement With saidgear and then moving it endvvise to rotate the gear.

25. A time-clock register, comprising a series of indicating disks, agear for rotating said disks, an arm adapted to swing toward said gearand having means engaging the same, said arm being also movable endvviseto rotate said gear, electro-magnetic means for first moving said arminto engagement With said gear and then moving it endvvise to rotate thegear, and, means for locking said arm against vend'vvi'se' movementuntil it has been moved intol engagement with said gear.

26. A time-clockt register, comprising an indicating member, a gear forrotating said indicating member, an arm adapted to swing toward saidgear and having means engaging the same, said arm being also movableendvvlse to rotate said gear, electro-magnetic means for first movingsaid arm into engagement With said gear and then moving it end- Wise torotate the gear, said electro-magnetic means having poles angularlydisposed, a lever pivotally connected at one end to a suitable supportand at the other end pivotally connected t0 said arm, an armaturecarried by said lever and coacting With one of the poles of the magnet,an armature carried by said arm and coacting With the other pole of themagnet, and a stop for preventing endWise movement of said arm until ithas been moved into engagement with said gear.

27. A time clock register, comprising time indicating means, valueindicating means, means for appropriately operating said indicatingmeans, a class-of-Work indicator ada ted to indicate day Work, pieceWork or a sence, and means for disconnecting said indicating means withsaid operating means When said class-of-Work indicator indicatesabsence..

28. A time-clock" register, comprising time indicating members, valueindicating members, electrically-operated means for appropriately bers,a class-of-Work indicator adapted to indicate day work, piece Wo k orabsence, and means for automatically Vreaking the circuit through saidactuating mechanism when said class-of-Work indicator is moved to theabsent position.

29. A time-clock register, comprising time indicating disks, valueindicating disks, means for appropriately rotating said disks, tclass-of-Work indicator movable to 'indiate day or piece Work, and meansautomatically operated by the movement of the -:lass-of-work indicatorto piece Work `posirotating said indicating memtion for disconnectingsaid actuating mechanism from said value indicating disks.

30. A time-clock register', comprising time registering disks, valueregistering disks, gears connected respectively With said time and valueindicating disks for operating the same, means for actuating said gears,a pinion movable into engagement with the value operating gear forrotating the same independently of the other gear, and means forrotating said pinion to set up the valuel registering disks.

31. A time-clock register, comprising time registering disks, valueregistering disks, gears connected respectively With said time and valueindicating disks for operating the same, means for actuating saidgears,`a pinion movable into engagement with the value operating gear.for rotating the same independently of the other gear, means forrotating said pinion to set up the value registering disks, and meansfor normally locking said pinion out of operative position.

32. A time-clock register, comprising time registering disks, valueregistering disks, gears connected respectively with said time and valueindicating disks for operating the same, means Jfor actuating saidgears, a pinion movable into engagement with the value operating gearfor rotating the same independently of the other gear, and a setting updevice adapted to be applied to the register to operate said pinion forsetting up the value registering disks.

33. A time-clock register, comprising time registering disks, valueregistering disks. gears connected respectively With said time and valueindicating disks for operating the same, means for actuating said gears,a pinion movable into engagement with the value operating gear forrotating the same independently of the other gear, a setting up deviceadapted to be applied to the register to operate said pinion for settingup the velue registering disks, means for normally locking said pinionout of operative position, and means carried by said setting up devicefor automatically unlocking said pinion.

84. A time-clock register, comprising time registering disks,l valueregistering disks, gears connected respectively with said time and valueindicating disks for operating the same, means for actuating said gears,a pinion movable into engagement With the value operating gear forrotating the same independently of the other gear, a setting up deviceadapted to be applied to the register t0 operate said pinion for settingup the value registering disks, means for normally locking said pinionout of operative position, means carried by said setting up device forautomatically unlocking said pinion, a class-of-Work indicator forindicating day Work or piece Work, means operated by the movement ofsaid indicator to the piece

